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Examples of desiccant in a Sentence
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The smartest option is to keep synthetic desiccants (drying agents) on-hand.
—Boone Ashworth, WIRED, 21 Feb. 2024
The more humid the air, the more the desiccant can take moisture out, which is the bases of the cooling.
—IEEE Spectrum, 4 Feb. 2024
The third type of dehumidifier is the desiccant dehumidifier, which draws air in through a rotor filled with absorbent material to remove moisture.
—Jessica MacDonald, Travel + Leisure, 13 Oct. 2023
Warm air is then used to dry the desiccant so it can be reused, and the water is collected in a tank.
—Jessica MacDonald, Travel + Leisure, 13 Oct. 2023
The liquid salt desiccant then runs through a heat pump system to be recharged.
—Lauren Leffer, Scientific American, 29 Aug. 2023
The problem is a lack of a desiccant or chemical drying agent that would otherwise prevent the ammonium nitrate propellant from taking on moisture due to long-term exposure to heat and humidity.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 4 May 2023
Submerge your phone in a desiccant—a substance that will induce dryness by absorbing water.
—Courtney Linder, Popular Mechanics, 1 Apr. 2022
In the absorber units the desiccant is sprinkled through a mesh to increase the surface area as air is drawn over it by a fan.
—IEEE Spectrum, 3 Feb. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1676, in the meaning defined above
Dictionary Entries Near desiccant
Cite this Entry
“Desiccant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/desiccant. Accessed 24 May. 2024.
Medical Definition
desiccant
1 of 2 adjective
des·ic·cant
ˈdes-i-kənt
: tending to dry or desiccate
desiccant
2 of 2 noun
: a drying agent (as calcium chloride)
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